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Aug 13, 2025 39 min

MTV vs Unplugged

from Rock N Roll Story Guys

Brian and Murdock dig into the history of MTV's unlikely smash hit that resurrected careers and created a new revenue line for loud bands willing to turn down the volume. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: I WANT MY MTV - The Book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/308409/i-want-my-mtv-by-rob-tannenbaum/ https://www.impericon.com/blogs/magazine/when-metal-bands-pull-the-plug-unplugged-and-acoustic-projects https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ve-seen-million-faces-ve-120710082.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stray_Gators https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/harvest-moon-neil-young-album/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Roberts https://www.facebook.com/groups/266465700545777/posts/1727363401122659/ https://americansongwriter.com/on-this-day-in-1988-mtv-refused-to-play-neil-youngs-this-notes-for-you-for-a-pretty-silly-reason/ Internet Archive – Neil Young MTV Unplugged 2/7/93 https://archive.org/details/neil-young-mtv-unplugged FaceOff Rock Show Neil Young’s Second Attempt on MTV Unplugged. https://en.faceoffrockshow.com/post/neil-young-second-attempt-on-mtv-unplugged-1 How Neil Got It Right The Second Time https://ultimateclassicrock.com/neil-young-unplugged/ 12 Unforgettable Unplugged Performances https://ultimateclassicrock.com/top-mtv-unplugged-episodes/ Did Neil Young run out of his Unplugged taping http://forum.cakewalk.com/m/tm.aspx?m=3163911&p=1 Fandom Wiki Neil https://music.fandom.com/wiki/Unplugged:Neil_Young Unplugged: Full Album https://youtu.be/BSOItCgL-CE?si=k-ry5jw51_VnOOHc

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